Age distribution among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm by age group

% of adults who say that government aid to the poor does more good than harm who are ages…

State18-2930-4950-6465+Sample size
Alabama23%28%33%17%207
Alaska24%36%30%11%148
Arizona25%32%27%17%283
Arkansas29%27%27%17%134
California27%36%23%14%1,994
Colorado25%32%29%14%248
Connecticut22%34%29%15%204
Delaware22%31%26%21%158
District of Columbia28%43%19%9%213
Florida22%30%26%22%930
Georgia29%38%21%13%442
Hawaii20%29%33%18%169
Idaho26%28%25%22%145
Illinois25%36%24%15%670
Indiana24%31%30%16%267
Iowa25%36%25%14%155
Kansas33%24%26%17%135
Kentucky24%32%28%16%179
Louisiana22%36%25%17%196
Maine23%29%26%22%159
Maryland22%38%26%15%351
Massachusetts26%36%22%16%409
Michigan22%31%30%17%487
Minnesota28%29%27%16%300
Mississippi23%35%28%14%132
Missouri19%32%31%18%295
Montana19%37%30%13%128
Nebraska27%31%23%19%145
Nevada20%38%23%19%151
New Hampshire19%35%28%18%172
New Jersey18%36%30%17%455
New Mexico27%34%20%18%158
New York24%33%25%18%1,052
North Carolina25%36%25%15%503
North Dakota23%33%20%23%136
Ohio19%33%29%19%535
Oklahoma28%33%23%16%172
Oregon18%33%31%19%242
Pennsylvania23%31%27%19%624
Rhode Island21%29%31%20%169
South Carolina27%34%23%16%229
South Dakota28%33%24%15%128
Tennessee26%33%28%13%278
Texas26%36%22%15%1,111
Utah31%39%16%14%135
Vermont22%29%32%17%188
Virginia24%35%25%16%406
Washington26%34%26%15%395
West Virginia23%25%30%21%142
Wisconsin24%32%27%17%269
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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